Musical Tales & Tunes

retold by Iza Trapani

retold by Iza Trapani

by Iza Trapani

by Ringo Starr, illus. by Ben Cort

by Dianna Bonder.

Written and performed by Matthew Gollub, illus. by Karen Kanke. 

Matthew Gollub adds a Latin jazz twist to the scat-singing jazz fly.

by Kathryn Meyrick. Gustav learns about instruments, singing, dancing, practicing, composing, with live classical ensemble on CD.

by Kathryn Myrick with card game.

Award-winning children's intro to jazz books by Matthew Gollub, illus. by Karen Hanke plus Firefly Finger Puppet

Set of 4 Hardbacks & CDs written and performed by Matthew Gollub

A Musical Exploration of the Orchestra Using Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 by Carolyn Sloan, illus. by James Williamson.

Jeanne Walker Harvey, illus. by Elizabeth Zunon. "Visual jazz” is how the artist Romare Bearden referred to his works.

Barn Dance! by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault is the book to read. LeVar Burton visits a Tennessee hoedown, bluegrass music, and clogging lesson at an authentic barn dance.

Hear the story by Jan Brett. Then go behind the scenes with The Boys Choir of Harlem and visit street musicians in New York.

A little lamb outwits a hungry coyote in this Mexican-American folk tale retold by Verna Aardema. Then explore the Latino culture with LeVar Burton in a visit with the musical group Los Lobos for a fun-filled Mexican fiesta.

The book by Jeanette Winter is the story of Peg Leg Pete and his work with the Underground Railroad. The video celebrates the road to freedom, and teaches about the history, heroes, stories and music of African-Americans.

In the story by Jonathan London, a cat creates a sound all his own and sees how the rhyme and rhythms affect his audience.